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WWII: Chapter 11 &12
WWII: Chapter 11 &12
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A #ww2 #ushistory quiz to review for a test. #pearlharbor #rationing
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1
What was the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Fat Man
Little Man
Little Boy
Fat Guy In a Little Coat
2
Who led the American team of scientists and engineers to build the atomic bomb?
Heisenberg
Von Braun
Einstein
Oppenheimer
3
What was the code name for the American program to build an atomic bomb?
Operation Overlord
Los Angeles Project
Manhattan Project
Justice League
4
The German's goal for the Battle of the Bulge was to cut of Alliedn supplies coming through
Italy
France
Belgium
Denmark
5
Which future president of the United States was the commander of the invasion in France?
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nixon
Reagan
6
Where did the allies invade on D-Day?
Normandy
Paris
Belgium
Berlin
7
Where did General MacArthur's invasion campaign in the southwest Pacific begin?
Guadacanal
Laos
Vietnam
Normandy
8
What was the Lend Lease Act?
Provided hot meals for school children
Congress allowed other countries to borrow/lease materials
Divided up colonies for European countries
9
Where were most people with Japanese relocated to?
Germany
Japan
Concentration Camp
Internment Camp
10
Who was the symbol of the war campaign to encourage women to join the war effort during WW2?
Sally the Steamboat
Ruby the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter
Harry Truman
11
In WW2, the United States suffered more casualties in combat than any of its allies.
True
False
12
First civil rights agency established by the federal government since the Reconstruction era
Selective Service and Training Act
Women's Army Corps
Office of the Price Administration
Fair Employment Practices Commission
13
During WWII, we rationed many materials to make sure that ____________ had plenty.
Military
Women and children
The Nazis
Schools
14
It took the Allies five months to break through the German lines at Cassino and ___________
Guadacanal
Sicily
Naples
Anzio
15
Why were liberty ships different than other ships?
They had American flags painted on them
They were hard to sink because they were welded, not riveted
They were hard to see because they were camouflage
They were hard to detect because they were amphibious